The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-24
Brow syllle and Matamoras the Cen
tral Points OF the Cyclone.
Hundreds or Houses Unroofsd and
Demolished BY the BIow-rer-
riie Rain storm Accom-.
panies IL.

II II
go, % spp'o"'n " Ano'n,'
IT," '. .a,.s ' wv no'eo'
AAo '''o'P. 'e,o '",s aso ks'.
houce OF hurricane southwest oil
Havana and moving this way, and for
two or three days the weather indica.
lions showed the approach Of q storm
| Though the barometer and the tide in
IN. onlt u.uallv .avs w,,nIn. NJ ,hs
e s 49, Ae
coming Oh psu Wes'her, TINS storm
gave no notice oil Its immediate up.
| proach. At o O'Clock Tuesday even.
| ;,.,ho ,o,,hs, that h.a hsan hlou
49,, 80 ~"
ing ior s'Voih os's Increased IN
6orcenese, with heavy gusts Of rain,
and in n A. ort time n hurricane was
a.. -. 4, "a. ,,u -. an. -
on 'ne owns :" 10 'un io'..' No "'"o
reaching IN me height CT tue storm
velocity OF sevelty.eight miles au
bour All NIGHT LONG n continual. ths
t-,,.. -,
moving pe'hs mingled now ana then
with the craeh oil q falling house, the
70 d;pR sound Of falling treas. the
,.,,l,ng a ,s,ca, "a thav nan, o.,
80" v''
OF ,ne snou'o o. .nose usserung ,hei'
eiampnog resiuences OF impioins
hd' Morning ua"hsu ON
tQEsk oS DKsoLArios.
Water filed the streets. thriuyb
which the roaripg north wind drove
the rain Ike great volleys of small
shot. Tho fallen trees. ru ns of houp !
and pro,,rats fences, all hat sub
merged In water. rendered p,s,sy.
difficult, and at times dangsrUnr. A.
ESQ O'Clock p m, the wind lulled, and
there was almost q dead calm until
4:30 pm, when the wind came IRON
the south. This shown that the vor.
tex Of the hurricane, % Was IN,
case In those In 1880 and 1885, passsf
directly over this section. A,ou.
o'clock p m. the wind again BEGAN,
violent, coming this time from Oh,
scufhs and continued until this morn
ma vhen tee hurricane may hsvj
been said 70 nave ososed. The dufA
ton oil the storm may De esfsly Gallon
lated ~ thirJ.h'e touW. The
| vino Was IRON inc noiihe ini,
vetilna 10 nort1 west, NJ the os'
sinniss, and irom ,he h'nih vest
dnrios tia latter hal Toe isniall
visa very heAsy. b1iug lOp i"onee.
Toe svofnse tempsialnis Was ", The
velocity OF Tbs vino, whie u iesis
tered gr.alof thau 'h,tct The huui-
cane ol last yelr, did ms spp'et "a
SNOW ils ihce dnHag tbs Hlddon
gasis.
THk DiAssrER y rhk tr'hn
was much greater anj thr rnraiior
was logger tnan either tina, OF 1888 OF
that OF 1850 Tn force va, greater
than that Of tho bow Of tss I,Imel
year, but not Q, great an that Of ,hs
one oi 1880. Ihs TAFT tia; III, bulk
81 tbs people vsr. bett.r pfepue foi
lie oom.ny, und that The wsaRer On II
ings hal been srrp, away ty ths
storm OF laN yea, Was TIE nn'' reason
~. W. nov ps'.s m.Is o,stuo I've
,'o'Ia,s,a' ~ VIZ i. ~ ~, ou c S,uo "
no ou h - ,,'0a,s W Nsinv
- u.s. W s",'.o anu eHo,P hase
o,a ,ss anu w. ',,p' y, o3.,on
on "u ~ ~ nVpe'
p,s'a OF ~. -. ~. 1'oyno Wy Isnu ,.
, ps.V 40 non ~. ,os
~ oos'on s,on. =. sso.vvo' auu mny
o.1' ., h.,g n" 'os ~,
49, 90 ae sV 'o'''' WI" I" pe,o"u
NvVV,vo Al. ,a
nnsso sno p 9n,e, suns.e's
..hst ~ ~. o.y
nu sn @ W o"u,V on VI
.IIIs 400 nas. Dvsa oN ~ uoNn'
nu 'y ~ n.. psen pnI..'.y sn'
weau I'M 'nutu un'n n-l
40 az. o.sual "a, oln'snInH
r =, ". v"' Va Donn uoNn.
O.uyS-. N,s'o,y nsme
nous .uo'cu, wv n.u,es on
me rIsia pme w p'os 'a'eu, hno
yno Dr,o's a o Us,
I5ypi We "o"" "o"h a'"o's MI
UNIV
sErrrn CLASS or HOUSES LRAKEp
Mr.. Rlphasi's m Agnlficent residenoe
aud elegant furniture were badly
| damaged, and many others suffered
similarly. Largo numbers OF fences
yers blown down and almost eve y
tspoe VA. more or less DAMAGED. M q.
nlno ,nt sh'oe Isss wee sca',ef,d ~
nasmenm o' oysI.uinso. a hIge
uee ~ youh neu D'sIn ol'ne, wa,
upfoo 20 anu .no hvnlo iLluIep'
DaIso sno team ISunoh
~ US IsiIy lnulns Neio
snnE' ING oo .. on .ne Wy comply
we're iayeu Hilh sIsAt almeui,E ihe
hleg'apn w ,, nom roiI -, ss .p, y
so' ,ss 80 Tbs,s laV W.. a' M el